How To Stop Hormonal Weight Gain Due To Hormone Imbalance

1. How To Stop Hormonal Weight Gain Due To Hormone Imbalance

2. Hormones Play in Weight Gain Calories in minus calories out equals your caloric surplus (or deficit). In general, this seems to hold; however, the biological mechanisms behind this are quite complicated. Ultimately, it ends up not being so simple. Let's learn about the role that hormones play in weight gain and how you can stop hormonal weight gain and help get your hormones closer to a normal baseline.

3. How Are Hormones and Weight Gain Related? Hormones are responsible for the most basic of bodily functions like digestion, respiration, sleep, growth, and much more. Researchers have found that many hormones have multiple functions and that not all of these functions are well understood. However, there are a few hormones that are clearly tied to weight gain (particularly fat gain). They are as follows.

4. Insulin Insulin resistance is related to obesity due to the excess of fatty tissue and higher food consumption, and it is one of the primary causes of type 2 diabetes.

5. Ghrelin and Leptin Ghrelin is used to tell the brain that you’re hungry, and leptin is used to tell the brain when to stop eating. Leptin levels that are either too high or too low can cause problems with hunger and satiation, preventing you from knowing when you’ve had enough to eat.

6. Cortisol It relates to weight gain because it stimulates the creation of glucose in the liver (which does not require excess carbohydrates). This causes an increase in blood glucose levels and a decrease in insulin sensitivity.

7. How Do You Stop Weight Gain Due to Hormones? Improve Your Sleep Hormonal imbalances are often related to lack of sleep. Practicing good sleep hygiene is a good first step to getting a good night’s sleep. Schedule at least 7 hours for sleeping. Aim for the same bedtime and wake time every day.

8. Make Healthier Food Choices Hormonal imbalances may be linked to vitamin deficiencies, as well, so get some bloodwork done to see if you have any deficiencies. Common vitamin deficiencies are vitamin D, vitamin B12, calcium, and iron. Remember: you aren’t eating to lose weight, you are eating for the purpose of eating healthy.

9. Medication Oftentimes, hormonal weight gain is linked to medication. Hydrocortisone, for example, is essentially a steroid medication made of cortisol and is notable for causing rapid weight gain in a short period of time. Click here to learn more!

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